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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Mennonite Girls Can

The Books are being packed up at the warehouse and your orders should be in the mail in the next few days!

Thank you Mennonite Publishing House!

To celebrate . .. .we'll be doing a random draw for a book today!

Tell us what you love about our blog and maybe even who you plan to give a book to.

Alright. . .scroll down to see Anneliese's beautiful Lavendar Cupcakes.

And the winner is. .

The winner is Sharina. . .and here is her comment. . Please email me with your address and we'll have a book sent out from the warehouse. . .lickety split.So excited that your book is here! I would love a copy! This blog has been wonderful for this newlywed couple! A friend sent me the link as part of a wedding gift, and it has filled our table (and tummies!) many a time this past year! The best part was attempting a cabbage roll recipe and actually succeeding! I then told my husband that I had conquered the world. :D Thank you for inspiring us with yummy looking food and step-by-step, fail-proof directions!Sharina

How exciting! And the cover is lovely too :) I love this website because I know I can always find something to make even, if I've forgotten all about dinner, and it will taste great. I also love the positive attitude and encouraging "Bread for the Journey" posts. You're real women!!

I love your blog for the recipes of what I call "homey food!" My sister in law is getting married next month for the first time. Her husband to be has 3 children and she barely cooks. I think your cookbook would be a blessing for her new family!

My neighbor's mother loved the life cherished by the Mennonites and Amish. As much as Marie baked, she never owned one of their cookbooks. We lost Marie in August 2010. I would love to donate a cookbook to her library in her memory.

I love the accessible ingredients and delicious results. I also enjoy hearing about the backgrounds of the recipes. Having married into a Mennonite family, I've appreciated the rich bits of history that you all have shared. Thanks! I'm planning on giving your book to 2 dear friends of mine!

Congratulations to all of you! I think I especially like the fact that for the most part. . . .the ingredients needed for your recipes are already in the pantry. . .or very easy to find. You are inspiring me to bake with yeast. . .although I haven't tried yet. . .2011 is my year to do so. Enjoy these days. . . .With love,Debbie M.

Wow is all I can say. along with great recipes you ladies have a wonderful friendship that you are sharing with the world. God is Good. May you continue to be blessed, I have been blessed through your site. Thanks Tracy from Sask.

I love that when I am stuck for a dinner idea, you always have something. I would like to get an extra on for my mother in law who is mennonite and has served many of these dishes. Congratulations!!Tricia Tiessen

A very long time ago a lovely - looking like handwritten - book found it's way to my bookshelves : From Amish and Mennonite Kitchens (Good and Pellman, 1984, still cherished. Now I see there is a new inviting book, congratulations. I like the blog, especially as it has glutenfree recipes from time to time. And for the words on Sunday.

I'm so happy to see that your book has been published. I love that the recipes are wholesome and use ingredients that are readily available. I also always look forward to reading your "Bread for the Journey" entries. I plan to buy one for my sister and one for myself. I also think it may be a traditional gift for young people moving out on their own. Thank you for everything! Carmen

What I love about your blog? I'm mennonite so it seems pretty obvious but I think the best thing is recommending your blog to my non-mennonite friends and they all like it too:). I've loved everything I've tried on here and think the cookbook will be fantastic!

I can't wait for the book! I've used More with Less for about 20 years, and it's falling apart from constant use. I love to find new creative recipes such as yours that don't call for pre-packaged items. I also plan to give a copy to my daughter. Thanks!

I love this website cause my Husband is Mennonite and I love learning all the recipes he grew up on, so that we can enjoy them now and I can pass it down to my children, plus all the other amazing recipes!

If I were to win this book I would keep it until my daughter Lilyan gets married and then I will pass it down to her..

Congratulations on a job well done, ladies! I have recommended this blog to multiple people who can't eat flour, because the recipes that are anti-flour-friendly are made with T.L.C. Thank you for taking time to adjust recipes as necessary to include allergies!

Everyday I go to your blog to see what new recipe you have made from scratch or your Bread for the Journey that you have posted (they are so uplifting and so appopriate since it is the Lord day of rest). For I have a milk allegy so I can subtitute to make many of your recipes or try a new recipe on my co-workers

1) Recipes use ingredients found in an average pantry. I don't need a dictionary to find out what an ingredient might be...or search the web or a specialty store trying to find it.

2) Recipes are written in a simple, clear, and easy way to follow...important for those just learning the art, and for those of us who aren't so "new" to it.

3) You always include photo's of the finished product so we know how it "should" look - as well as photo's of "how to" in come cases.

4) Your recipes are sensible, and some of them are very hard to find...especially those that will feed large numbers of folk.

5) You never fail to recognize the person from whom the recipe came, if it isn't one of your own.

6) The part of your blog that touches me most, and in many ways has fed me the best is "Bread for the Journey". It has lifted me, gently scolded me, and reminded me of what is truly important in life.

7) Last but definitely not least: It was your site that led me to a cookbook I can't do without now.."The Mennonite Treasury of Recipes"...and while there I also found "The Mennonite Heritage Village Cookbook". That last one has incredible information in it! They are both in my book cupboard, to be passed to my grandchildren. For those books alone, I owe you a huge thanks!!

Ladies, whether or not I were to be lucky enough to win your book...I think I'm a winner already - I found your blog didn't I? God Bless you as you have blessed others!!

Congratulations, that is super exciting. I love coming to your website to not only find recipes from my childhood, but to enjoy the fantastic photos. I sometimes think it's the modern version of 'The Mennonite Treasury'--with complete recipe instructions instead of 'assuming' that everyone knows how to complete the recipe with only the ingredients given :) hahaha This seems to be a running joke in our family when we go to find a recipe in the Mennonite Treasury but only ingredients are given.

I love the wide variety of recipes shared, the beautiful photos, the collaborative aspect of your blog, and your bread for the journey inspirational posts. I also enjoy having a new recipe posted every day--something fun to look forward to each morning. It would be so exciting to win a copy of your book!

I heard about your blog from someone at MPN. I love the recipes and the pictures. I am looking forward to having a copy of the book!! I am giving a copy to me! Congrats.. will love keeping up with the blog and seeing what's new!

What do I like about your blog???EVERYTHING! Thanks for the down to earth recipes, gluten free recipes for my daughter and reminders about the wonderful food traditions about being Mennonite. I plan on using the books for birthday gifts for six of my friends as well as myself and my daughter.

I love that your recipes are simple, easy to prepare and I usually have all the ingredients on hand. Best of all, every recipe of yours I have tried tastes great. I love to cook and bake and love it when the recipes are easy and turn out great!My two girls are following in my footsteps and would love new cookbooks!

I love your site and have gotten a whole bunch of others addicted to it as well (even non-Mennonites). I also love the fact that because of you, my kids are loving foods like "danne pancuke" and homemade "keilke". I grew up with these foods but my Mom was the type of cook that didn't use a cookbook so I didn't have much to go by. If I win this cookbook, I'll give it to one of my sisters who is standing incredibly strong during some rough waters. And then I'll buy one for myself so that I can save money by not running my printer ink dry!

I've been checking out the new recipes daily for several months now. It's something fun every morning, and I've been able to add some great new dishes to my menu. Congratulations on the cookbook publication. I'm sure I can think of a lot of people who would love to get one!Laurette

My absoulute favourite thing about this blog, is being able to find all the recipes my late grandmother made when I was a child, including some tips and hints that she DIDN'T write into her copy (though I know she used them). :D

I'm neither a girl or Mennonite (I'm a Baptist boy and a keen home cook), but I've been following this blog since its early days and have been inspired by so many of its recipes. I've told many of my Mennonite friends about this site and they've found it so useful that they've told their friends about it. Congratulations on your book! I plan to get a copy for a Mennonite girl I know who just had her first baby. She has already a copy of Food that Really Schmecks, and I see this book as being a contemporary update of that.

I love and appreciate that you are feeding hungry children, a new recipe nearly every day, the Sunday meditations, and having a good source of recipes for foods I grew up with. Looking forward to getting my copy in the mail soon and at some point giving my daughter one.

So looking forward to browsing through the recipe book. I am going to put a book away for each of my 3 boys to give as a gift when they move out of the house. Nothing wrong with a guy having some good recipes to use for when they are out on their own.

Congrats, Ladies! I love your blog and read it every day. I like the variety of your recipes and the photos that go along with them. Your recipes fill my recipe box - it would be so nice to have the cookbook instead! :) I have shared many of your recipes with my grown daughter.

I love that your recipes use easy to find ingredients and appeal to my whole family. I can't wait to get a copy of your book for myself, and of course, the wonderful woman who taught me to cook, my mom.

Wow! what a great paska recipe! I just finished baking Lovela's recipe and it turned out superb. Next will be the paska spread from Ellen. I have to get the book. Thanks to my friend Betty R for telling me about this blog.

I just recently got this site from a friend and let me tell you it sure hits home:)All the food is so familiar and brings back a lot of memories. I was brought up mennonite and learnt at a very young age how to cook for when I was gonna get married and had to feed my husband and children:)I love everything from borscht to platz to zwieback. Lena

Since my book is on order,I would give this one to my sister who cannot afford to buy one of her own.I like visiting this blog,for the recipes but also the spiritual content.I m so thankful to have found this site.

i love that even though i live far from home, i can recall and recreate the recipes of my childhood through your blog. i have paska dough rising downstairs thanks to this blog!! and if i won, i'd be selfish and keep it for myself :)

How exciting to see them in all their glory! Do you just want to do a happy dance?

The most recent thing I've loved is that you posted a recipe for glorified rice. I grew up eating it and have even mentioned it to my husband a few times. I don't have my mom's recipe and we haven't eaten it in years so seeing a recipe for it was like being a kid again! And I can't wait to make it for my family. Your recipes are not overly complicated and cover such a range...what a great blog and I can't wait to see the cookbook.

about your blog... oh! I *love* the simple warm good home feeling I get from the photos, the recipes... it makes me want to share. Who would I give a book to? ... my friend and neighbor Corinne, of course! We're cookers, lovers of old Russian and German foods and yesterday we discovered that we're both followers of your blog. congratulations on the book :)

I was told about this blog a week or two from a friend and now check it every day! I have only tried a few things so far and love that most are the recipes I grew up with. If I won I would be selfish and keep it for myself! :)

Can't wait for my cookbooks. I plan to give a copy to my Mom for her 50th birthday. I love this website because the recipes are always amazing and turn out wonderful. Love finding all the classic mennonite recipes when I need them!

I would LOVE a copy of the book! hmm, what do I love about the website? I love that the recipes here have been tried, tweeked, and worked over into perfection! It is my go-to spot for anytime I'm in the mood to try something new!

I have just recently found your blog and have enjoyed looking around. Several of the recipes look like what I grew up with in the midwest. I love that you offer wholesome dishes and I love the photography of the food - I'm one of those visual people and I'm looking forward to trying recipes. I also enjoy the Bread for the Journey - that's what feeds my heart and soul. Blessings and congrats on the new cookbook!

I love that I usually have the ingredients on hand and don't have to go on a major search for an elusive ingredient! I have told many friends about this site and am excited about having your recipes in book form!

A Book !!! YEAH !!! Exciting news!!I use this site ALL the time searching for new ideas when it is my turn at baking for church.AND Yes,When asked, I DO give you ladies full credit for the wonderful baked goods. ;)Blessings,Nadine

Very exciting! I personally enjoy this blog because I grew up with a wonderful Mennonite grandmother who bought me my first cookbook and taught me all about hospitality and good food early on. She passed away while I was in high school and I very much appreciate the insight and food on this blog from my Mennonite heritage that I remember so fondly and can now bring into my life as a married wife. Thank you!

I appreciate your website and recipes because they are very detailed. Too many of the cookbooks I gained when I married into a Brethren family are filled with recipes that have vague directions - drives me bonkers!

First time commenting, but I come to your blog every single day to see the latest recipe. Thank you for posting traditional Mennonite recipes as well...it is hard to keep the heritage alive if it is not passed on to the younger generation. I hope to get your book!!

Yipee! I was just thinking about that the other day! i love this blog so much and use it everyday! Thank you for sharing all your wonderful recipes! I can't get enough of this site and look forward to the cookbook!!

I would love to have a copy of your book! I enjoy your blog so much I passed it along to my daughter who calls to tell me the recipes she tries and likes. She just made the apple coffee cake, her son got so excited, he loves muffins and it looked like a giant muffin! He is 1 1/2 years old.

Congratulations!!! So excited for you all. I love many things about your website. I love how many recipes have great photo tutorials and explanations. I also love that it makes me feel a little closer to home knowing that many of you are from my hometown. And best of all are all the recipes that inspire us all to bless our families with a home cooked meal.Leana

I love that your blog has introduced me to so many Mennonite delicacies that I would have never had the chance to hear of (and taste!). You also so openly share your faith, and that is refreshing. Congratulations!

How exciting! This blog is one of the first places I come when I'm in the mood for something new to make. Thanks for all the hard work ladies. What a riot....my verification word is "licked".... lol, very appropriate for a cookbook post.

I have loved the easy and great recipes. It has been perfect for me to try new recipes, to come here and pick one. I would love to give a cookbook to my mom. She loves to collect cookbooks and this one would be a great one for her collection and use.

I love that your blog & the recipes feel like home. My (Mennonite) Mom has been gone for 2 years now and almost everytime I see a recipe here I think of her. Either it's something she made for us or it's something she would have enjoyed.

Aside from the happysad memories I love the down-to-earth-ness of the recipes. I have the ingredients at hand and it's always going to be good.

I can't wait! I check your blog everyday and get inspired with new ideas. I aim to try a new recipe every week. I have already pre-ordered a few books. Plan on giving them to my friends who are marrying Mennonite men : )

I love saying "Mennonite Girls Can Cook" whenever someone asks me where I got the recipe for the dish I've brought to a party or get-together! Sometimes you get a weird look, but then you get to inform them of this amazing site with new recipes everyday. I would love to win a copy of the book! I'd probably keep it for myself, but then have to buy 2 more for my mother & mother-in-law. :)

I love that I can find many of the recipes for the Mennonite foods that my Mom and Oma used to make. The picture tutorials are so helpful, too. Thanks so much for all your efforts-they are a blessing to our family.

There is nothing I DON'T like about your website! Any time I need a recipe you are the first place I go to. I also need the reassurance that there are Christian women out there - I feel like you are my friends and it is comforting just being on your site.

Your website has become a staple in our household. It is the first go-to site when we are not sure what to make or want something elegant but simple. Thank you so much for pursuing such a venture. Congratulation and thank you so much for all your inspirations. Many blessings, Aaron

I love the recipes, of course! Yay for hearty and good-for-you food! But I also love the spiritual things tossed in...which is actually the first thing that brought me to this blog last year! ;-) Congrats on the book!

I love your blog because the recipes are amazing. I'm especially glad you have gluten free recipes -- I am not gluten free but my sister is and I told her about your site. I've tried several of the recipes and they came out great. Thank you...

Congratulations on your book, I would love a copy of it!! I love this blog because the recipes are simple and everyday....most of the ingrediants are things I would have in the cupboard, not things I have no idea what they are or where to even get them! Your blog is so cheerful and friendly, it is like being part of your family! And it's Canadian, and Canadian Girls Rock!

The things that I love about your blog are all of the amazing recipes and helpful tips. I am always confident in trying out a new recipe from your blog, even when having company because I know that it will turn out. I can't wait to get a copy and I plan to get one for my mom. Both her and I have an addiction to cookbooks and enjoy collecting the good ones!

Congratulations on your book! What an accomplishment! I so appreciate all the wonderful recipes, the great pictures, and most of all the inspirational Sunday devotional postings. You are encouraging so many to follow hard after our Lord Jesus and to minister to our families and friends through superb recipes! Thanks!

I read your blog every day and especially like your Sunday posts. Before I stopped here today I asked myself "wonder what the Mennonite Girls are cooking". I've gotten some super recipes here and good tips. Thanks!Martha

Well, I love the recipes! I am learning to make Mennonite dishes I never tried before, and keeping my heritage alive in a country where there are almost no Mennonites :) Can't wait to get (win?) a copy!

I love that your recipes always come with beautiful pictures and that you ladies are Canadian - your recipes agree with my palate moreso than some of the US recipe blogs I follow. I can't wait to give a copy of the cookbook to my mom for Mother's Day.

I love how MCGG has instilled a confidence in me with my baking. Thanks to the receipes I have tried, I now know that I too can bake like my mom and grandma did. I also know that if I'm not sure what to make for dinner, I'll have no problem finding something to cook on your blog. Thank you!

I love cookbooks. This is dear to my heart. My hometown is home to quite a diverse group of origins. Mennonite, Friends, Babptist, Methodist presbyterian...We all cooked and swapped recipes. Am glad to get new ones almost every day.

I'm so excited about the book's publication. I've tried to read everything you've written about the cookbook. I know it will be a great collection of recipes. You always have beautiful and easy recipes on your blog. I've been reading for a couple of years now and always look forward to seeing what you ladies will come up with next.

I love your Blog! It is so pretty, the food I have tried is so good. I go to your blog just for inspiriation to cook and to serve the Lord. I am so glad to have found your blog. I am looking forward to having your new cookbook!

I have Quaker in my blood and have always loved loved loved the Amish, Mennonite and Quaker recipes that my GreatGrand Mother, GrandMother and Mother always cooked\baked for the family.They have all passed away now and when my Mother passed away someone ''took the cookbook'' that the 3-had always used.I don't know who took it and I never go it back....would love to have one of the new ''Mennonite Girls Can Cook'' cookbooks.Cin(\0/)

I look forward to your site every day and often plan my meals around what is posted in the morning. Thank you so much for all the great recipes and tips -- my Mom would be so proud of me that my Paska turned out so well this year. God bless you all.Helen

Congratulations, ladies. I ordered your book months ago and am looking forward to seeing it soon. But that's no reason not to enter for a drawing - something I can give as a gift to someone who loves mennonite food. I love having your site as a resource for just that. I made paska the other day, but adapted it so that I could make the dough in my bread machine. Turned out great!